Information received from the field indicates that the following lands are valuable for oil, and I therefore recommend the submission of the following order of withdrawal to the President for appropriate action. The area involved in this order is 36,746 acres.

PETROLEUM RESERVE NO. 27, WYOMING NO. 6.

It is hereby ordered that all public lands included in the following list be, and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposal of petroleum lands belonging to the United States, subject to all of the limitations, provisions, exceptions, and conditions contained in the act of Congress entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," approved June 25, 1910:

Wind River Meridian.

of NE. 1, SE. 1;

T. 3 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 9, S.
Sec. 10, S. of NW. 1, SW. 1; W. of SE. 1, SE. † of SE. };
Sec. 14, W. of NW. 1, SE. of NW. 4, SW. 1, W. of SE. 1.
SE. of SE. 1;

Sec. 12, W. of NW. 1, SE. of NW. 1, SW. 1, SW. † of SE. 1;

Sec. 34, SW. of NE. †, W. 1, W. } of SE. †, SE. † of SE. †.

T. 6 N., R. 3 W.,

Sec.
Sec.

1, all;

2, NE. 1, N. of NW. 1, SE. † of NW. 1, NE. 1 of SE. 1; Sec. 3, N. of N.

In accordance with your instructions to recommend for inclusion in a special reserve a compact body of public lands containing an ample supply of fuel oil for the use of the United States Navy, I have prepared and recommend for submission to the President the following order of withdrawal involving approximately 38,069 acres in the Elk Hills, Kern County, California.

It is hereby ordered that all lands included in the following list and heretofore forming a part of Petroleum Reserve No. 2, California No. 1, withdrawn on July 2, 1910,1 from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation under the authority of the act of Congress entitled:

An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases (36 Stat., 847),

shall hereafter, subject to valid existing rights, constitute Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 and shall be held for the exclusive use or benefit of the United States Navy until this order is revoked by the President or by act of Congress. To this end and for this public purpose, the order of July 2, 1910, is modified and the withdrawal of that date is continued and extended in so far as it affects these lands.

1 See p. 183.

Field investigation by the Geological Survey indicates that the lands listed below do not contain deposits of oil or gas. The following order of restoration, which involves 133,626 acres, is therefore recommended for submission to the President for appropriate action. A small part of these lands is within national forests, but none are included in public water reserves, coal, phosphate, or power-site withdrawals.

PETROLEUM RESTORATION NO. 12-CALIFORNIA NO. 7.

So much of the orders of withdrawal made heretofore for classification and in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposition of petroleum lands, namely Reserves No. 2, No. 18,2 and No. 20,3 as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked for the reason that the Director of the Geological Survey reports that the lands are not valuable for the purpose for which withdrawn.

And it is further ordered that all such lands not otherwise reserved or withdrawn, are hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such notice as may be determined upon by the Secretary of the Interior.

1 See p. 183.

2 See p. 243.

3 See p. 266.

Mt. Diablo Meridian.

T. 16 S., R. 11 E., Sec. 21, N. of SW. 1, SE. † of SW. 1, S. of SE. 1;
Sec. 23, NE. of SW. †, S. † of SW. †, SE. 1;

Sec. 7, NE. 1, E. † of NW. †, NE. † of SW. 1, SE. 1;
Secs. to 17, inclusive;

Sec. 18, N. of NE. 1, SE. of NE. 1, E. of SE. ;

Sec. 19, lots 1, 8, 9, and 16;

Secs. 20 to 29, inclusive;

Sec. 30, E. of NE. †, SE. 1;

Sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 7, and 8;

Sec. 32, N., N. † of SW. †, SE. 1 of SW. 1, SE. 1;
Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.

T. 16 S., R. 12 E., Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec.

5, lots 1, 2, and 3, S. of NE. 1, SE. of NW. †, NE. † of SW. 1, SE. };

Sec. 19, lot 4, S. 1 of SE. 1;

Sec. 29, W. of NE. †, W. 1, SE. 1;

Sec. 30, lots 1, 2, and 3, E. 1;

Sec. 32, NE., N. † of NW. 1, N. 1 of SE. 1, SE. † of SE. 1;

Sec. 33, W. of NW. †, SW. †, SW. † of SE. .

Sec. 16, S.;

Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive;

Sec. 27, W., SE. 1;

Secs. 28 to 34, inclusive.

T. 16 S., R. 13 E., Secs. 3 to 6, inclusive;

Sec. 7, N. † of NE. 1, SE. 1 of NE. };
Sec. 8, N., NE. of SW. 1, SE. 1;
Sec. 9, all;

Sec. 10, all;

Sec. 15, all;